Cricket

Barbados at stump on day one 201-4 v Windwards

Bridgetown, Barbados, March 11  – Barbados, sent in by Windward Islands, were 201 for four off 94 overs in their first innings at the close of play on the opening day of the fifth round regional first-class match at Kensington Oval here today.

The not out batsmen were Kevin Stoute on 45 and captain Shamarh Brooks, 21.

Stoute has occupied the crease 143 minutes, faced 110 balls and struck three fours, while Brooks has been batting for 110 minutes, received 77 deliveries and hit two boundaries.

Left-hander Jason Haynes was leg before wicket by off-spinner Liam Sebastien, the Windwards captain, for 31 as he played across a low full toss (48-1; 22.2 overs); Kyle Hope, pulling a short ball from the same bowler, was caught at midwicket by Keddy Lesporis for ten (68-2; 32.3 overs); Jonathan Carter edged left-arm pacer Delorn Johnson low to first slip in Andre Fletcher after scoring 33 (130-3; 58.4 overs) and Kraigg Brathwaite (57) swung Sebastien to midwicket where Tyrone Theophile took a diving catch (141-4; 66.4 overs).

Brathwaite batted for 251 minutes, faced 197 balls and struck one boundary. He reached his half-century in 196 minutes off 162 balls with one four.

Sebastien has three for 50 off 28 overs.

Appointed Barbados captain Ryan Hinds is out of the match because of illness.

SCORECARD

BARBADOS Ist Innings

K. Brathwaite c Lesporis b Sebastien    57

J. Haynes lbw b Sebastien                   31

K. Hope c Lesporis b Sebastien            10

J. Carter c Fletcher b Johnson              33

K. Stoute not out                                45

*S. Brooks not out                              21

Extras (lb3, w1)                                  4

TOTAL (94 overs)                               201

Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Haynes, 22.2 overs), 2-68 (Hope, 32.3), 3-130 (Carter, 58.4), 4-141 (Brathwaite, 66.4).

To bat: +S. Dowrich, J. Holder, T. Best, P. Collins, F. Edwards.

Bowling: Matthew 15-7-29-0, Johnson 14-4-34-1, Peters 17-9-24-0 (w1), Mathurin 17-1-48-0, Sebastien 28-8-50-3 (nb3), Fletcher 1-0-1-0, K. James 2-0-12-0.

Windward Islands – Liam Sebastien (captain), Tyrone Theophile, Atticus Browne, Andre Fletcher, Keddy Lesporis, Kevin James, Lyndon James, Garey Mathurin, Mervin Matthew, Kenroy Peters, Delorn Johnson.

Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (Barbados), Nigel Duguid (Guyana). Reserve: Jonathan Blades.

Match referee: Mervyn Jones.

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